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Idea man a memoir by the cofounder of Microsoft

In this long-awaited memoir, Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft, explains how he has solved problems, what he's learned from his many endeavors--both the triumphs and the failures--and his compelling vision for the future.

Main Author:	Allen, Paul, 1953-
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, N.Y. : Portfolio/Penguin, 2011.
Subjects:	Allen, Paul, > 1953- Businesspeople > United States > Biography. Memoirs.

Summary:	In this long-awaited memoir, Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft, explains how he has solved problems, what he's learned from his many endeavors--both the triumphs and the failures--and his compelling vision for the future.
Item Description:	Includes index.
Physical Description:	viii, 358 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
ISBN:	9781591843825 : 1591843820
Author Notes:	Paul Gardner Allen was born in Seattle, Washington on January 21, 1953. He attended Washington State University for two years, before dropping out to work as a programmer for Honeywell in Boston. In 1975, he co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates. Allen left Microsoft in the early 1980s but remained on the board until 2000. He was also an investor and a philanthropist. His memoir, Idea Man, was published in 2011. He died from complications of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma on October 15, 2018 at the age of 65. (Bowker Author Biography)

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